Category: Culture
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Far Right?! I was taking a LEFT!
Even Bike Law lawyers get hassled. Like many of us, riding for me is stress relief; it’s an escape from conflict and a busy schedule. Sometimes incidents on the road have the opposite effect and one incident this weekend made me question the state of humanity. It was not an unusual event, nor a particularly
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Bike Charity Gives Bicycles To Those In Need
North Carolina group putting people on bikes. GUEST POST BY BIKE LAW AMBASSADOR KURT AREHART The bike charity Raleigh Community Kickstand, or just Kickstand for short, is a four year-old project organized under Oaks & Spokes, a 501(c)(3) engaged in fostering cycling in Raleigh. Kickstand channels donated bicycles to low-income and homeless members of our community whose lives can
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Bike Law Sponsors Clarice Chastang Lorenzini, the sole Asian-American Pro Triathlete
Reflections on the Asian-American experience and why we are so honored to sponsor Clarice. Bike Month 2021 is setting the bar pretty high. Two days ago, Sika Henry became the first Black woman to earn her pro card in the sport of triathlon. And today, Bike Law and I are honored and excited to announce
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Tribute to Cycling Friendships
Cycling Friendships can be the best part of cycling, and the biggest loss after a crash. Cycling friendships are wonderful benefit to our sport and community. A major part of our work as bicycle “accident” lawyers means putting a value on losses that our clients suffer as a result of injures from crashes. When it
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Apply to Become a 2021 Bike Law Ambassador
The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 24th. Applications for the Bike Law Foundation Ambassador Program are now live. CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION. The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 24th. Those selected will be notified on or before February 1. Thanks for your support and willingness to work together to make bicycling safer for all. We are committed
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Women on Bikes Day 15: Rachael Maney
Rachael Maney, Director of Bike Law, practices what she preaches. Rachael Maney is the Director of the Bike Law Network and of the non-profit Bike Law Foundation. As most of you know, she has spent the last two weeks on these pages profiling 16 Women on Bikes leading up to yesterday’s inaugural Women’s Cycling Day. If you haven’t yet,
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Women on Bikes Day 14: Heather Jackson
Our Final Women on Bikes Profile, Heather Jackson, Shows What It Means to “Ride Like a Girl!” If I didn’t know her parents well, I would put Heather Jackson on top of a podium so tall that it would be hard for her to climb down. (That’s not a dig at her height, by the way. There’s
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Women on Bikes Days 11, 12 & 13: We’re in This Together
Amy Johnson, Timberley Jones, and Natalia Vargas We tend to take for granted the things and people that are always around. Some of that is normal — an unfortunate part of being human — and some of it is willfully ignorant but can be remedied the moment we decide to see and appreciate more, and
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Women on Bikes Day 10: Bike Law Ambassadors
Bike Law Ambassadors Julia Park-Charlton, Heather Anderson, Katrena Hunter, and Laura Specker-Sullivan are making biking better for women, and everyone else. When I began compiling a list of Women on Bikes who’ve made invaluable positive contributions to our cycling community, I realized how lucky I am to be in the unique position of aspiring to,
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Women on Bikes Day 9: Katie Zimmerman
Our next Women on Bikes profile is the Director of Charleston Moves: a bike advocate, community activist, and all-around brilliant leader. It’s not everyday that a small non-profit organization — and by small I don’t mean in stature or accomplishment but rather the number of working staff that can be counted with two fingers —
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Women on Bikes Day 8: Sara Colangelo
There’s something magical about this time of year for most competitive long course triathletes. While it’s an honor earned by/bestowed upon a relative few, there is a powerful experience to be had, even as a spectator or supporting member of the racing athlete’s team or crew. For the elite age-group participant, the Ironman World Championships
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Women on Bikes Day 7: Nominate your Spokeswoman!
It’s finally Friday! And while I have a very impressive line-up of SPOKESwomen yet to be featured over the next week, I want to give all of you a chance to nominate your favorite woman in the saddle and give her an opportunity to be recognized, celebrated, and rewarded with a Women’s Cycling Day gift packaged tailored
